De Bissula

Ausonius, Decimus Magnus

Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. Ausonius, Volume 1. Evelyn-White, Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard), editor. London, Cambridge, MA: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Harvard University Press, 1919.

  1. BISSULA nec ceris nec fuco imitabilis ullo
  2. naturale decus fictae non commodat arti.
  3. sandyx et cerusa, alias simulate puellas:
  4. temperiem hanc vultus nescit manus, ergo age, pictor,
  5. puniceas confunde rosas et lilia misce,
  6. quique erit ex illis color aeris, ipse sit oris.